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HHS-OIG begins enforcing info-blocking rule in earnest

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Regulators are intensifying efforts to enforce information-blocking rules with potential penalties as high as $1m, in a move to increase transparency and interoperability in healthcare.

A federal push to curb information blocking in healthcare is gaining momentum as the Trump administration increases enforcement actions against organizations that restrict access to electronic health data. 

Information blocking refers to practices that interfere with access to, exchange of, or use of electronic health information. The 21st Century

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